Aïcha Macky

Aïcha Macky (born 8 January 1982) is a Nigerien filmmaker as well as a sociologist. She is most notable as the director of critically acclaimed documentary The Fruitless Tree.

Personal life She was born on 8 January 1982. When she was five years old, her mother died after childbirth. She obtained a Master I grade degree in Audiovisual and Creative Documentary at Institut de Formation aux Techniques de l'Information et de la Communication (Training Institute for Information and Communication Technologies: IFTIC) in Niger and later completed Master II grade degree in Sociology and in Documentary Filmmaking at Gaston Berger University in Sénégal in 2013.

Career In 2011, Macky made her debut short Moi et ma maigreur which was about the thin body perception of the Nigerien inhabitants. With the success of debut short, she made the second short Savoir faire le lit, which poses questions about conflict between mothers and daughters in Niger regarding sexual education. In 2016, she produced her maiden feature film L'Arbre sans fruit which focused on struggle of a woman with infertility, an adaptation of her real life. The film has critical acclaim and won over 50 prizes at festivals worldwide. It was later pre-purchased by Japan's NHK channel as well. In June 2016, the film won the documentary prize at the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).